Perceiving the World

Chapter 6

Do Now: Explain how perception can alter the way

different people see the world? Provide Examples!

Crash Course https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n46umYA_

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Perceptual Constancies Open to page 189

Fill out relevant information which pertains to each topic

Complete the figure activities on your way!

Do Now Take out your homework from last night.

Be sure your name is on the paper. Please pass it up front

Brain Game Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXrPDQO

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Pictorial Cues for Depth

Do Now Based upon the video from last class,

Describe the way human attention can be altered.

Pictorial Cues for Depth Open to page 199

Read about the information which pertains to each section

Answer the questions which relate.

Do Now Describe the way depth can alter peoples

perspective of the world.

Perceptual Learning Learning has a powerful impact on perception

Visitors driving in England

Perceptual Learning: changes in perception that can be attributed to prior experience learning how to use a computer

Icons, commands, and signals Chef telling the difference between oregano, basil, and

tarragon Football player knowing if the next play will be a run or a

pass

Perceptual Habits Perceptual Habits: well-established patterns

of perceptual organization and attention Open to page 203

Look at the images of the Mona Lisa 6.22 What happens when you turn the book upside down?

Read the phrase in 6.23 What did you read? Take a look again!

Ames Room https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJhyu6nlG

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Perceptual Features Perceptual Features: Important elements of

a stimulus pattern, such as lines, shapes, edges, spots, and colors.

Colin Blakemore and Graham Cooper raised kittens to change their perception of their world. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzkMo45

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Adaptation Level Context: information surrounding stimulus

A 6ft tall man standing next to a group of 5’7 tall men A 6ft tall man next to a basket ball team

Open to page 205 Look at Figure 6.25

Frames of Reference: an internal perspective relative to which events are perceived and evaluated

Adaptation Level: an internal or mental “average” or “medium” point that is used to judge amounts Weights

Illusions Illusion: A misleading or distorted perception

Hallucination: an imaginary sensation, such as seeing, hearing, or smelling something that does not exist in the external world

Stroboscopic Movement: Illusion of movement in which an object is shown in a rapidly changing series of positions Strobe Light/Movies

Illusions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iw8idyw_N

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